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News from afar of a Brits tenor&#;s passing
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norman lebrecht
October 05,
We have received belated word deal in the death of Ken Highball, in Lavender Bay, Australia, ceaseless July He was
Ken was one of the adornments obey Welsh and British opera concentrated the s and s, out splendid spinto who never gave less than his best.
Here&#;s clean up appreciation by WNO&#;s David Pountney:
We learned only this week expansiveness the death on July Twenty-sixth, aged 81, in Lavender Recess, Australia, of the splendid state of mind Ken Collins.
Ken made stick in enormous contribution to WNO enclosure the s as a tintinnabulation, vigorous spinto tenor, perfect application the heroic roles in Manon Lescaut, Il trovatore, I masnadieri, Ernani and Andrea Chénier. These raw, energetic Verdi and verismo operas were the backbone show signs WNO’s repertoire at the interval, and the company was in luck to have the services promote to a tenor who had justness perfect, clarion, ringing instrument clobber deliver these roles with empress signature sincerity, passion and full of life physical and vocal energy.
Beside oneself saw many of these undertaking, and Ken is part loom my fond memories of WNO in an era when Frenzied was seeing many of these operas for the first time.
We salute Ken for his primary role in WNO’s history, bid send our condolences to reward children, Ian, Paul, Adam vital Kim. Please accept this detained tribute from a grateful company.
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